Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	23% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 540 8,329 User benchmarks, average bench 41% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Memory 63.8 1-Core 59.7 2-Core 107 47% 77 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 156 18% 140 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 330M 7,697 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Sony(104D 905A) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.16.11.8880 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	2.36% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 4.31 Parallax 1.12 2% 2.71 fps	MRender 5.05 Gravity 1.93 Splatting 3 3% 3.33 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.36% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Volume0 128GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: PIO DMA 16 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23% Poor	Read 131 Write 64.2 Mixed 127 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 9.46 41% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 40.9 DQ Write 29.1 DQ Mixed 14.7 16% 28.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.7% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 10.4 24% 8.47 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.33 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 65%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16